Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning, New York, United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works and currently has a collection of more than 50,000 glass objects, some over 3,500 years old.Photo: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Corning, New York
- Also known as: “cmog.org” and “The Corning Museum of Glass”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library and Little Joe Tower.
Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library
Library
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Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library is situated 770 feet northwest of Corning Museum of Glass.
Little Joe Tower
Little Joe Tower is a landmark structure in Corning, New York, United States. The tower was built in either 1912 or 1913 by Corning Glass Works. The construction came during a period of growth for the company, and the 187-foot tower was used in drawing glass for thermometer tubes. Little Joe Tower is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Corning Museum of Glass.Corning Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Corning Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Corning, New York. Dedicated on September 12, 1948, it was primarily used for baseball until 1969 and was home to the Corning Independents. Corning Memorial Stadium is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Corning Museum of Glass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corning and Gibson.
Corning
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Corning is the name of both a small city and a township in Steuben County, in the Southern Tier region of New York state. Known as the Crystal City, Corning is a small city located on the banks of the Chemung River.
Gibson
Hamlet
Gibson is a hamlet in Eastern Steuben County, New York, United States. The hamlet is located in the town of Corning on the north bank of the Chemung River.
Riverside
Village
Riverside is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 497 at the 2010 census. Riverside is situated in the town of Corning and is a western suburb of the city of Corning. Riverside is situated 1½ miles west of Corning Museum of Glass.
Corning Museum of Glass
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Corning Museum of Glass” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف كورنينغ للزجاج”
- Catalan: “Museu del Vidre de Corning”
- Chinese: “康宁玻璃博物馆”
- Dutch: “Corning Museum of Glass”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف كورنينج للزجاج”
- French: “Corning museum of glass”
- French: “Corning museum of Glass”
- French: “Corning Museum of Glass”
- French: “Corning Museum Of Glass”
- French: “musée du verre de Corning”
- French: “Musée du verre de Corning”
- German: “CMoG”
- German: “Corning Glasmuseum”
- German: “Corning Museum of Glass”
- German: “Glasmuseum Corning”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון הזכוכית (קורנינג)”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון הזכוכית”
- Japanese: “コーニング・ガラス博物館”
- Japanese: “コーニング・ガラス美術館”
- Japanese: “コーニングガラス博物館”
- Japanese: “コーニングガラス美術館”
- Korean: “코닝 유리박물관”
- Marathi: “कॉर्निंग काचवस्तू संग्रहालय”
- Marathi: “कॉर्निंग मुझीयम ऑफ ग्लास”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Corning Museum of Glass”
- Norwegian: “Corning Museum of Glass”
- Russian: “Музей стекла Корнинга”
- Spanish: “Museo Corning del Vidrio”
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